Evacuated!
Virgin Blue ..oh how blue!
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Well Im still in Melbourne.
I was supposed to be flying out today and heading back home. I did some shopping in the morning and made my way to the airport. I had said goodbye to Melbourne for the time being. Anyhow when I got to the airport it was chaos. There were firebrigades and police and men dressed up in space suits everywhere. Typically in an emergency situation everyone except the passengers knew what was going on and there was nothing broadcast or no one to tell anyone what was happening.
Apparently there has been a chemical spill at the terminal and everyone was evactuated. Forty Five people have been taken to hospital and there is still no word on what the source of the leak has been or what it was. Basically nothing. Link
So I wondered around the airport until I could find someone to tell me what was going on. There was no staff around, nooone. So I went outside again and managed to talk to some other irate passengers who informed me what they had been told. Basically that there were no flights leaving from the Virgin airport terminal until further notice and that everyone should go back home and re book their flights.
I almost broke down and cried. I was so looking forward to getting home today and seeing my mate. Not only that I was supposed to be working tomorrow. So now I miss a days pay, and have to rescedule everything. So now Im back in the city, and have rebooked my flight for tomorrow, hoping that the terminal will be re opened and nothing will happen to keep it closed.
Someone had asked the police if it had anything to do with terrorists. They wouldnt answer.
It's hot, im frustrated and I want to be home. See how things always change! written in the sand .. i jinxed myself.
I was supposed to be flying out today and heading back home. I did some shopping in the morning and made my way to the airport. I had said goodbye to Melbourne for the time being. Anyhow when I got to the airport it was chaos. There were firebrigades and police and men dressed up in space suits everywhere. Typically in an emergency situation everyone except the passengers knew what was going on and there was nothing broadcast or no one to tell anyone what was happening.
Apparently there has been a chemical spill at the terminal and everyone was evactuated. Forty Five people have been taken to hospital and there is still no word on what the source of the leak has been or what it was. Basically nothing. Link
So I wondered around the airport until I could find someone to tell me what was going on. There was no staff around, nooone. So I went outside again and managed to talk to some other irate passengers who informed me what they had been told. Basically that there were no flights leaving from the Virgin airport terminal until further notice and that everyone should go back home and re book their flights.
I almost broke down and cried. I was so looking forward to getting home today and seeing my mate. Not only that I was supposed to be working tomorrow. So now I miss a days pay, and have to rescedule everything. So now Im back in the city, and have rebooked my flight for tomorrow, hoping that the terminal will be re opened and nothing will happen to keep it closed.
Someone had asked the police if it had anything to do with terrorists. They wouldnt answer.
It's hot, im frustrated and I want to be home. See how things always change! written in the sand .. i jinxed myself.
